Acoustic phonon transmission and heat conduction through vacuum

Abstract

We describe theoretically how acoustic phonons can directly transmit energy and conduct heat between bodies that are separated by a vacuum gap. This effect is enabled by introducing a coupling mechanism, such as piezoelectricity, that strongly couples electric fieldand lattice deformation.

title = "Acoustic phonon transmission and heat conduction through vacuum",

abstract = "We describe theoretically how acoustic phonons can directly transmit energy and conduct heat between bodies that are separated by a vacuum gap. This effect is enabled by introducing a coupling mechanism, such as piezoelectricity, that strongly couples electric fieldand lattice deformation. ",

N2 - We describe theoretically how acoustic phonons can directly transmit energy and conduct heat between bodies that are separated by a vacuum gap. This effect is enabled by introducing a coupling mechanism, such as piezoelectricity, that strongly couples electric fieldand lattice deformation.

AB - We describe theoretically how acoustic phonons can directly transmit energy and conduct heat between bodies that are separated by a vacuum gap. This effect is enabled by introducing a coupling mechanism, such as piezoelectricity, that strongly couples electric fieldand lattice deformation.